Anwar tickled when asked if he will be next education minister

A tickled Anwar Ibrahim today brushed off suggestions that he was in line for the education minister post.

"I am not on the list,” the PKR president and Port Dickson MP said, breaking out into laughter when the media broached the subject.  

He added that by convention, ministerial appointments were the prerogative of the prime minister and any discussion on filling the vacant education minister post by Pakatan Harapan leaders would only be held if there was a need.

"It is up to the prime minister and the Harapan leadership if the matter needs to be discussed. But in my opinion (ministerial) vacancies are always filled based on the wisdom of the PM,” he told reporters after officiating an excellence awards ceremony for outstanding Tamil school students in Selangor for the years 2016-2019 in Seri Kembangan today.

In his speech, Anwar also recorded his appreciation to Maszlee Malik, who is Simpang Renggam MP, for his contributions when he was education minister.

Maszlee quit as education minister on Jan 3 after holding the post for 20 months. The post has yet to be filled.

- Bernama